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Stool substitute transplant therapy for the eradication of Clostridium difficile infection: ‘RePOOPulating’ the gut

BACKGROUND: Fecal bacteriotherapy (‘stool transplant’) can be effective in treating recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, but concerns of donor infection transmission and patient acceptance limit its use. Here we describe the use of a stool substitute preparation, made from purified intestinal...

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Autores principales: Petrof, Elaine O, Gloor, Gregory B, Vanner, Stephen J, Weese, Scott J, Carter, David, Daigneault, Michelle C, Brown, Eric M, Schroeter, Kathleen, Allen-Vercoe, Emma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3869191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24467987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-2618-1-3